With Putting Games, you can improve your skills and have fun while you’re doing it. You can compete with yourself, or spend time on the putting green having fun with your friends. Either way, you get better, and you win!

A good drill has the characteristics of a game — there’s a challenge, you keep score, and you can tell when you’re improving. And there is a definite stopping point, so it isn’t endless. These drills have those characteristics. These drills help you score, and they’re fun!

I wrote this in response to a former instructor, who likes to keep people from over-analyzing their swing, and getting lost in swing thoughts when they should be performing more instinctual actions. He’s right, but it is my considered belief that he has skipped a very important step…

If you’re going to play golf, you pretty well need to know what kind of grass you’re playing on. It makes a difference. But nowhere, it seems, are there pictures you can use to recognize grasses on the course. This article attempts to provide that information, and identify the impact that different grasses have on shots from the fairway, shots from the rough, and putts on the green.

It took me a long time to develop a putting routine. Many years, in fact. Turns out, there was a lot to know! Here’s what I’ve found out, and what works for me. This article, in fact, was a precursor to my book, Comprehensive Keys to the Green.